EPSON Stylus 1500

4.Double-click the README1st icon in the Driver Disk window to read the latest information on your printer and its driver. After you install the driver, you can click the README1st icon on your screen to read the file.

5.Double-click the Installer icon to install the driver.

6.When you see the initial screen, click OK to continue. You see the following screen:

Calibrating the Printer

Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned. If you notice misaligned images in printouts, however, you can calibrate the printer with the EPSON Printer Calibration Utility.

7.You can install the Network Driver Package containing the driver and three utilities or you can select the components individually. To install the package, click

Network Driver Package.

You do not have to install the utilities. However, you must install the AT-StylusColordriver. If you do not install the utilities and you need to use them later, you must run the installer again.

Note:

Do not select the Serial Driver Package or the StylusColor driver.

The driver and its utilities are described below.

❏AT-StylusColor driver. This driver lets you use the optional AppleTalk interface to connect the printer to an AppleTalk network.

❏Epson Monitor2. This utility manages print jobs that have been sent to the printer. Background printing must be on to use the Epson Monitor2 Utility.

❏Bi-D Calibration Utility. This utility calibrates the printer so vertical lines are aligned.

❏EPSON Namer. This utility assigns a unique name to the printer.

8.Click Install to copy the software to your hard disk, and follow any instructions on the screen.

9.When the installation is complete, click Restart to eject the driver diskette and restart the computer.

The Installer places the Bi-D Calibration Utility in a new folder called Stylus 1500 Folder, the Epson Monitor2 Utility in the Extensions folder, and the EPSON Namer on your hard drive. Remember to assign a name to the printer and select the printer using the Chooser.

Calibrating with a PC

Note:

If you cannot use the calibration utility program, you can use the printer-adjustment mode to calibrate your printer.

Follow these steps:

1.Double-click the EPSON Printer Calibration icon in the EPSON group.

2.Click OK at the next screen to start the calibration program.

3.Select EPSON Stylus 1500 as the printer. Select which print head (black or color) to calibrate. Then click Next.

4.Select the port the Stylus 1500 is connected to. Then click

Next.

5.Make sure the printer is on and letter-size paper is loaded; then click Next. The Current Alignment Sheet is printed.

6.Select the patterns that are misaligned; then click Next.

Note:

Only patterns 2, 3, and 4 are selectable. Do not select pattern 1.

For each pattern you selected, the printer prints a Test Alignment Sheet of multiple vertical lines. In most samples, the vertical lines are slightly misaligned. Look for the sample that is most closely aligned.

Aligned

Not-aligned

7.Enter the number of the sample that is aligned or select Not-alignedif none of the samples are aligned. Then click Next.

8.If you selected Not-alignedin step 7, select the sample that is most closely aligned.

9.Repeat steps 6 through 8 until all the patterns have been aligned. When the calibration is complete, click Finish to exit the program.

Calibrating with a Macintosh

1.Open the Stylus 1500 folder and double-click

Bi-D Calibration Utility.

2.You see a prompt asking you to choose how your printer is connected. Click Network.

3.You see the Bi-D Calibration Utility screen. Select your printer and print head [Printer Type, either Stylus 1500 (monochrome) or Stylus 1500 (color)] to be calibrated.

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